PRINCESS OF EVERYDAY LIFE

Experimental Documentary, 9 min, 2015
Screenplay, Director, Cinematography, Montage: Dan Dansen

We are creatures produced by society – even in the spheres we think as the most private: love, intimacy and cooking.

By combining the sensual activity of cooking and a love poem the experimental documentary “Princess of everyday life” takes a closer look to this very fact. Director Dan Dansen gives an intimate insight into the relationship to their partner Fabian through a calm narrative of long camera shots. Throughout the film intimacy and privacy of both the cooking and the love poem become visible in their societal dimension: what seemed to be private appears to be public. What seemed clear and obvious suddenly becomes fragile, ambiguous and queer: A coming-out-story through another perspective.

AWARD FOR THE PRINCESS

I am very happy to announce that "Princess of everyday life" won the Special Mention for short documentaries at the 11th XPOSED International Queer Film Festival! Special thanks to the jury, your support means a lot to me!

Jury Statement:
A documentation of a man at work turns into a touching testament about non-normative relationships in Dan Dansen's "Princess of everyday life". Told through a love letter by the unseen director to his protagonist, this simple film redefines the possibilities of being together beyond a heteronormative social order.

Special thanks also to all of you who made the XPOSED International Queer Film Festival happen!

UPCOMING

December 2018

Berlin
02.12.2018
"Princess of everyday life" at the 2nd TransFormations Trans* Film Festival Berlin
14:15 Screening as part of the short film program Shorts Block F
At Werkstatt der Kulturen, Basement Salon, Wissmannstraße 32, 12049 Berlin


September 2018

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
28.09.2018
"Princess of everyday life" at the Sarajevo Queer Festival
At Kriterion, Obala Kulina Bana br. 2, 71 000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina


Regina, Canada
21.09.2018
"Princess of everyday life" at the 15th Queer City Cinema Film Festival
20:30 Screening as part of the short film program everyday trans actions
At Regina Public Library Film Theatre, 2311 12th Avenue Lower Level, Regina, Canada


April 2018

Leeds, United Kingdom
01.04.2018
"Princess of everyday life" at the 8th Leeds Queer Film Festival
15:00 Screening as part of the TRANS PRIDE LEEDS FILM SPECTACULAR
At Live Art Bistro, 1-2 Regent Street LS2 7QA, UK


December 2017

Naples, Italy
15.12.2017
"Princess of everyday life" at the 10th OMOVIES Film Festival - Homosexual Transgender and Questioning International Film Festival
19:00 Screening as part of the short film program
At Cinema Astra, Naples, Italy


Bochum, Germany
02.12.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the Queer Shortfilm Night of Xposed Film Festival
19:00 Screening as part of the German-language Program
At Atelier Automatique, Rottstraße 14, 44793 Bochum, Germany


October 2017

Seattle, USA
19.10.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 22nd TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival
19:30 Screening as part of the program Trans Shorts
At Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, USA


La Plata, Argentinia
08.10.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 4th Espacio Queer Festival
19:00 Screening as part of the program Quereme Trans
Im Centro Cultural Pasaje Dardo Rocha, Sala Polivalente, Calle 50 nº 575, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentinia


August 2017

Durham, USA
14.08.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 22nd North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
17:20 Screening as part of the program Comes in the Morning - Transgender Documentary Shorts
At Carolina Theatre, Cinema 1, 309 West Morgan Street Durham, NC 27701, USA


Durham, USA
13.08.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 22nd North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
18:20 Screening as part of the program Comes in the Morning - Transgender Documentary Shorts
At Carolina Theatre, Cinema 2, 309 West Morgan Street Durham, NC 27701, USA


Durham, USA
12.08.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 22nd North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
17:00 Screening as part of the program Comes in the Morning - Transgender Documentary Shorts
At Carolina Theatre, Cinema 2, 309 West Morgan Street Durham, NC 27701, USA


July 2017

Seoul, Republic of Korea
21.07.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 17th Korea Queer Film Festival
18:00 Screening
Seoul, Republic of Korea


June 2017

Detmold, Germany
30.06.2017
"Princess of Everyday Life" at the 13th International Short Film Festival Detmold
23:00 screening as part of the program Short Films Part 3
International Short Film Festival Detmold on Facebook
At Hangar 21 - Kulturfabbrik, Charles-Lindbergh-Ring 10, 32756 Detmold, Germany


April 2017

Boston, USA
08.04.2017
"Princess of everyday life" at the 33rd Wicked Queer: The Boston LGBT Film Festival
16:00 Screening as part of the program Trans Shorts
At Paramount Theatre, 559 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA


February 2017

New York City, USA
03.02.2017
"Princess of everyday life" at the 29th MIX - New York Experimental Queer Film Festival
22:00 Screening as part of the program Living in the Material World
At 1022 Wyckoff Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385


November 2016

Paris, France
19.11.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 22nd Festival Chéries-Chéris
19:25 Screening as part of the program Courts Transgenre-Trans FTM: I'm Fine
At MK2 Beaubourg, 50 rue Rambuteau, 75003 Paris, France


Stockholm, Sweden
18.11.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 2nd Trans* Film Fest Stockholm
19:00 Screening as part of the program TRANS* SEXUALITIES
At Biocafé Tellus, Vattenledningsvägen 46, 126 33 Hägersten, Stockholm, Sweden


Cagliari, Italy
08.11.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 5th USN|expo – Sardinia Queer Short Film Festival
17:30 Screening as part of the Shorts prgram
At Sala Conferenze dell’Unione Sarda, piazza Unione Sarda, Cagliari, Italy


Weiterstadt, Germany
06.11.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 20th Queer Film Festival Weiterstadt
10:00 Screening as part of the Shortfilm Brunch
At Bürgerzentrum, Carl-Ulrich-Straße 9, Weiterstadt, Germany


October 2016

Uppsala, Sweden
30.10.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 35th Uppsala International Short Film Festival
15:00 Screening as part of the program Queer Docs
At Regina Cinema, Trädgårdsgatan 6, Uppsala


29.10.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 35th Uppsala International Short Film Festival
19:00 Uhr Screening as part of the program Queer Docs
At Grand Cinema, Trädgårdsgatan 5, Uppsala


Hamburg, Germany
23.10.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 27th Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
15:00 Screening as part of the program Made in Germany
At Metropolis Cinema, Kleine Theaterstraße 10, Hamburg, Germany


Hannover, Germany
18.10.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 20th PERLEN - Queer Film Fest Hannover
18:00 Screening as part of the program Pearls for Queers 2
At Kino im Künstlerhaus Hannover, Sophienstr. 2, Hannover, Germany


June 2016

Palermo, Italy
04.06.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 6th Sicilia Queer Filmfest
16:00 Screening as part of the program Queer Short #2
At Cinema De Seta, Via Paolo Gili, 4, Palermo, Italy


May 2016

Palermo, Italy
31.05.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 6th Sicilia Queer Filmfest
22:30 Screening as part of the program Queer Short #2
At Cinema De Seta, Via Paolo Gili, 4, Palermo, Italy


Kyoto, Japan
21.05.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 10th Kansai Queer Film Festival
17:10 Screening as part of the short film program
At Seibu-Kodo at the University of Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan


Berlin
20.05.2016
"Princess of everyday life"at the 11th XPOSED International Queer Film Festival
18:00 Screening as part of the short film program "Encounters of the Queer Kind"
At Kino Movimento, Kottbusser Damm 22, Berlin


April 2016

Osaka, Japan
30.04.2016
"Princess of everyday life" at the 10th Kansai Queer Film Festival
18:30 Screening
At Toyonaka-STEP, Osaka, Japan


February 2016

Berlin, Germany
19.02.2016
Princess of everyday life at 4th Boddinale
18:00 Screening as part of the shorts program
At Loophole, Boddinstrasse 60 & 10, Berlin


December 2015

Berlin, Germany
16.12.2015
Princess of everyday life at Neue Arbeiten aus der Universität der Künste
21:00 Screening as part of the shorts program: “Freie Arbeiten” at Kino Arsenal, Potsdamer Straße 2, Berlin


November 2015

London, UK
27.11.2015
Princess of everyday life at FRINGE! Queer Film & Arts Fest
18:30 Screening as part of the shorts program: “Shorts: Under Your Spell” at Hackney Attic at Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare St, London


Florence, Italy
13.11.2015
Premiere: Princess of everyday life at Florence Queer Festival
17:15 Screening at Cinema Odeon, Piazza Strozzi 2, Florence